He and his wife Shelly are the parents of 5 children, ages 38 to 14, and have six grandchildren. After nearly 39 years of parenting, they have developed a unique view point on raising children, education, and what it means to be a parent.

Formally opposed to homeschooling, they came to realize its advantages (and disadvantages) and on two separate occasions have opted to homeschool their children. Both times, working while homeschooling.

What makes this podcast really special to me is that Tom also happens to be my dad.

So I invite you to meet Tom and listen in while we discuss:

How his perspective on parenting has changed over the last 38 years

Why he believes parenting is the most important responsibility we have

His take on intentional parenting and why creating memories is so important, and

Where homeschooling fits (or doesn’t fit) into the education of our children

Intentionally creating memories with the grandkids

As a parent, a former foster parent, an adoptive parent, a Court-Appointed Child Advocate, and an employer, Tom Rector has developed a new methodology for interpreting human behavior and developing human potential – the BioSocial Cognition Model. So he also shares with us, what that is, and what it means for us as parents.

We got into stories I have never heard before, and discussed topics that he and I had never discussed before. I invite you to listen in to meet the most influential parenting mentor of my life, and gain another point of view on this journey we call parenting.

To listen in, simply click the play button below. To download the recording to your computer, right click on download link below and choose ‘Save Target As’.

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